In an interview with The Houston Chronicle, Abbott said “it appears the Texas delegation will let themselves be rolled by the House of Representatives” and called for them to get a “stiff spine” and insist on Texas-specific funding in the bill, set for a vote in the House on Thursday.

The rebuke is unusual, aimed by a Republican governor at a delegation controlled overwhelmingly by fellow Republicans: 25 of 36 House members, and both senators.

Last week, Abbott joined Sens. John Cornyn, Ted Cruz and all but three GOP members of the Texas delegation in a request to Congressional appropriators for $18.7 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief.

Southwest Airlines sets course for Hawaii with tickets on sale in 2018

“It’s almost surreal, people have been talking about it so long it’s hard to believe it’s actually here,” Andrew Watterson, the Dallas-based carrier's executive vice president and chief revenue officer, said Wednesday. “It comes up in almost every employee meeting where there's more than 10 people. It gets asked about by customers every day."

The long-awaited announcement is a major shakeup that will see the country’s largest domestic airline bring its bags-fly-free and no-fee model to one of the most popular, and most competitive, leisure destinations in the U.S. Besides providing another airline option for customers, Southwest's arrival could help lower fares to the beach destination.

Baddie Winkle is an 89-year-old Instagram celebrity, who is crossing epic things off her bucket list. On Sunday, Winkle attended the Dallas Cowboys game against the Green Bay Packers

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Finally,

Baddie Winkle has been a fan of the Dallas Cowboys "forever," she says. But Sunday, Oct. 8 was the first time the 89-year-old got to attend one of the team's games.

Her seat wasn't too shabby, either — Winkle got to watch the game from the sideline at AT&T Stadium. Add in that she got to meet former head coach Barry Switzer and take pictures with the famous Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and it sounds like an experience on any superfan's bucket list.